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Bird flu hits two poultry farms in Kozhikode, nearly 13,000 chickens to be culled
Saturday, March 07, 2020 - 14:43
TNM Staff
Bird flu virus was confirmed in two poultry farms in Kozhikode district of Kerala. The influenza was found to have spread in a farm at Vengara and Kodiyathur.
The state Animal Husbandry department has decided to cull more than 12,900 chickens following the outbreak and issued high alert in the district.
Apart from the farm chickens, the poultry flock and other domesticated birds near the farms where the flu was confirmed, will also be identified and culled.
The presence of the virus was confirmed after tests from the laboratory at Bhopal returned positive. Several birds have died in the farms in the last few days. After the virus was confirmed, an immediate meeting of various departments was held in Kozhikode collectorate on Saturday morning..
Bird flu hits two poultry farms in Kozhikode, nearly 13,000 chickens to be culled
Saturday, March 07, 2020 - 14:43
TNM Staff
Bird flu virus was confirmed in two poultry farms in Kozhikode district of Kerala. The influenza was found to have spread in a farm at Vengara and Kodiyathur.
The state Animal Husbandry department has decided to cull more than 12,900 chickens following the outbreak and issued high alert in the district.
Apart from the farm chickens, the poultry flock and other domesticated birds near the farms where the flu was confirmed, will also be identified and culled.
The presence of the virus was confirmed after tests from the laboratory at Bhopal returned positive. Several birds have died in the farms in the last few days. After the virus was confirmed, an immediate meeting of various departments was held in Kozhikode collectorate on Saturday morning..
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